Best of Country

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Annotation

The release is 4 jewel cases in a cardboard sleeve

Annotation last modified on 2020-11-08 18:00 UTC.

Tracklist

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1▼CD: Country Gold
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Tender Years
recording of:
Tender Years
composer:
Darrell Edwards
publisher:
Glad Music Co. and Glad Music Ltd.
George Jones2:32
2Little Green Apples
recorded in:
Tennessee, United States
producer:
Jerry Kennedy
recording of:
Little Green Apples (on 1968-01-24)
lyricist and composer:
Bobby Russell
publisher:
Peter Maurice (publisher) and Peter Maurice Music Co. Ltd.
Roger Miller2:42
3Your Old Love Letters
recording of:
Old Love Letters
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Bond (country music guitarist, singer, songwriter and historian)
Jim Reeves2:44
4Almost Persuaded
Johnny Paycheck3:11
5Undo the Wrong
Willie Nelson3:08
6This Ole House
recording of:
This Ole House
lyricist and composer:
Stuart Hamblen
publisher:
MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated) and Universal/MCA Music Publishing Pty Ltd
Carl Perkins2:16
7Here Comes My Baby Again
Faron Young2:25
8Ruby, Don’t Take Your Love to Town
cover recording of:
Ruby, Don’t Take Your Love to Town
lyricist and composer:
Mel Tillis
publisher:
Cedarwood Publishing Company, Inc., Universal Cedarwood Publishing and Universal Music Publishing International Ltd.
Kenny Rogers3:05
9Crystal Chandeliers
recording of:
Crystal Chandeliers (1965 song)
lyricist and composer:
Ted Harris (US Rockabilly/Country artist Theodore Clifford Harris)
Charley Pride2:54
10Lonely Street
cover recording of:
Lonely Street
writer:
Carl Belew, Kenny Sowder and W.S. Stevenson
George Jones2:14
11Have I Told You Lately (That I Love You)
live cover recording of:
Have I Told You Lately That I Love You? (in 1959)
lyricist and composer:
Scott Wiseman (in 1945)
publisher:
Duchess Music Corporation (BMI-affiliated), MCA Duchess Music Corporation, Universal Duchess Music Corp., Universal/MCA Music Ltd. (not for release label use!), シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.), ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division) and Leeds Music Ltd. (in 1982)
Jim Reeves1:26
12Bimbo
Sonny James1:58
13I Can’t Stop Loving You
recording of:
I Can’t Stop Lovin’ You
lyricist and composer:
Don Gibson (US songwriter and country musician)
publisher:
Acuff-Rose-Opryland Music Limited (UK), Sony/ATV Songs LLC and Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1958-02-07)
Don Gibson3:20
14Just Call Me Lonesome
recording of:
Just Call Me Lonesome
lyricist and composer:
Rex Griffin (American country musician and songwriter)
publisher:
Forrest Music Corp. (on 1953-10-23)
Jim Reeves2:24
15Everything Is Beautiful
Narvel Felts3:24
16Tears
recording of:
Tears
lyricist and composer:
Frank Joseph Myers (country music singer, songwriter, record producer)
Don Williams3:36
17That Girl Who Waits on Tables
Freddy Fender3:00
18Love’s Gonna Live Here
cover recording of:
Love’s Gonna Live Here
lyricist and composer:
Buck Owens
publisher:
Blue Book Music and Bluebook Music Publishing
Waylon Jennings1:54
2▼CD: Country Legends
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1You Never Can Tell
Billie Jo Spears2:43
2Coming on Strong
Brenda Lee3:35
3Two Cigarettes in an Ashtry
recording of:
Three Cigarettes (in an Ashtray)
writer:
Eddie Miller (US country music songwriter) and W.S. Stevenson
publisher:
Sony/ATV Acuff Rose Music (tradename of Sony/ATV Songs LLC)
Patsy Cline2:15
4I Fall to Pieces
recording of:
I Fall to Pieces
composer:
Hank Cochran (Nashville singer and songwriter) and Harlan Howard
Loretta Lynn1:18
5Misty Blue
cover recording of:
Misty Blue
lyricist and composer:
Bob Montgomery (USA)
publisher:
Reservoir One America and Talmont Music (publisher) (from 1966 to present)
Billie Jo Spears2:40
6Wishful Thinking
Donna Fargo2:25
7The Race Is On
Jo Anne Houston2:29
8Box of Memories
recording of:
Box of Memories
writer:
Clark Bentley and Jerri Clark
Jeannie C. Riley2:29
9Both Sides Now
recording of:
Both Sides Now
lyricist and composer:
Joni Mitchell
arranger:
Benedikt Jahnel
publisher:
Crazy Crow Music, Essex Music of Australia Pty. Ltd., Siquomb Pub. Corp., ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., A Division) and ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label)
Anne Murray3:33
10It Makes No Difference Now
recording of:
It Makes No Difference Now
publisher:
Floyd Tillman (on 1938-05-25)
lyricist and composer:
Jimmie Davis (American politician, singer and songwriter) and Floyd Tillman
publisher:
Southern Music Publishing Co., Inc. ((ASCAP) tradename Peermusic) (on 1939-01-02)
Billie Jo Spears32:17
11Blue Blue Day
recording of:
Blue Blue Day (1958 country song)
lyricist and composer:
Don Gibson (US songwriter and country musician)
Jo Anne Houston2:46
12The Last Thing on My Mind
recording of:
The Last Thing on My Mind
lyricist and composer:
Tom Paxton (US folk singer-songwriter)
publisher:
Deep Fork Music, Inc., EMI U Catalog Inc. (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Essex Music, Inc., Harmony Music Ltd., United Artists Music Co., Inc., ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label), フジパシフィック音楽出版 SBK事業部 (Fujipacific Music Inc. SBK Division) (until 2014-12-31) and フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 (Fujipacific Music SBK Department) (from 2015-01-01 to present)
Anne Murray2:39
13Ease the Want in Me
recording of:
Ease the Want in Me
lyricist and composer:
Fern Carr
Billie Jo Spears2:38
14It Wasen’t God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels
recording of:
It Wasn’t God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels
lyricist and composer:
J.D. Miller (Louisiana songwriter and producer Joseph Denton Miller)
publisher:
Peer International Corporation (BMI)
quotes lyrics from:
The Wild Side of Life
Dolly Parton2:22
15Walkin’ After Midnight
cover recording of:
Walkin’ After Midnight
lyricist:
Don Hecht
composer:
Alan Block and Don Hecht
publisher:
Acuff-Rose Music Limited (UK), Sony/ATV Acuff Rose Music (tradename of Sony/ATV Songs LLC), Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd. and Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020)
live cover recording of:
Walkin’ After Midnight
lyricist:
Don Hecht
composer:
Alan Block and Don Hecht
publisher:
Acuff-Rose Music Limited (UK), Sony/ATV Acuff Rose Music (tradename of Sony/ATV Songs LLC), Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd. and Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020)
Patsy Cline2:33
16Crazy
cover recording of:
Crazy (Willie Nelson song)
lyricist and composer:
Willie Nelson
publisher:
Acuff-Rose Music Limited (UK), Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020) and Sony/ATV Tree Publishing
Loretta Lynn2:24
17I’m Sorry
recording of:
I’m Sorry (Brenda Lee song, 1960)
writer:
Dub Albritton and Ronnie Self (rockabilly singer and songwriter)
publisher:
Songs of Universal (SOCAN)
Brenda Lee2:14
18That Wonderful Someone
recording of:
That Wonderful Someone
lyricist and composer:
Gertrude Burg
Patsy Cline2:28
3▼CD: Big Country
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Billy Bayou
recording of:
Billy Bayou
lyricist and composer:
Roger Miller (US singer/songwriter/actor, “King of the Road”)
publisher:
Good Music Ltd. and Tree Publishing Co., Inc.
Jim Reeves2:09
2Honky Tonk Merry Go Round
recording of:
Honky Tonk Merry Go Round
writer:
Frank Simon (US composer, conductor, and cornetist) and Stan Gardner
Patsy Cline2:28
3Cold Cold Heart
recording of:
Cold, Cold Heart
lyricist and composer:
Hank Williams (country music legend)
publisher:
Rightsong Music Inc., Sony/ATV Acuff Rose Music (tradename of Sony/ATV Songs LLC), Sony/ATV Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd. and Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1951-02-16)
Jerry Lee Lewis3:29
4My Own Kind of Hat
Billie Jo Spears2:46
5All the Time
recording of:
All the Time
writer:
Mel Tillis and Wayne Walker
publisher:
Universal Cedarwood Publishing and Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc.
Anne Murray2:56
6Once a Day
cover recording of:
Once a Day
lyricist, writer and composer:
Bill Anderson (US country singer, songwriter & TV personality)
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation
George Jones2:28
7I Wish I Could Fall in Love Again
Jan Howard2:22
8Fever
cover recording of:
Fever
writer:
Eddie Cooley and John Davenport (songwriter Otis Blackwell)
publisher:
Carlin Music Corp., Chrysalis Songs, Fort Knox Music, Fort Knox Music Co, Fort Knox Music Inc., Jay & Cee Music, Lark Music Ltd., Trio Music (publisher), Trio Music Co., Inc. and Trio Music Company
part of:
The Adjustment Bureau
Billie Jo Spears3:04
9Spend Some Time With Me
recording of:
Spend Some Time With Me
writer:
Jerry Hayes (songwriter) and Don Williams (country singer-songwriter)
Don Williams2:32
10Some Birds
recording of:
Some Birds
lyricist and composer:
Ken Tobias
Anne Murray2:24
11Lonesome Number One
recording of:
Lonesome Number One
lyricist and composer:
Don Gibson (US songwriter and country musician)
Don Gibson2:24
12Release Me (and Let Me Love Again)
Barbara Mandrell2:16
13Beautifull Lady
Jack Greene2:51
14The Cotton Patch
recording of:
The Cotton Patch
writer:
Margaret Lewis and Myra Smith
Jeannie C. Riley3:38
15Jukebox Charlie
Johnny Paycheck2:27
16Today, Tomorrow and Forever
recording of:
Today, Tomorrow, and Forever
writer:
Don Reid (American big band leader, singer and songwriter)
Patsy Cline2:44
17Oh Lonesome Me
recording of:
Oh Lonesome Me
lyricist and composer:
Don Gibson (US songwriter and country musician)
publisher:
Acuff Rose Publications Ltd., Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI), Esperanza MV Frank Oldenburg e. K., Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd. and Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020)
Don Gibson2:43
18Bottles and Barstools
Jerry Lee Lewis3:08
4▼CD: Country Greats
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Take My Hand for a While
recording of:
Take My Hand for a While
lyricist and composer:
Buffy Sainte‐Marie
Don Williams2:21
2What I’ve Got in Mind
recording of:
What I’ve Got in Mind
lyricist and composer:
Kenny O’Dell
Billie Jo Spears2:55
3Send Me the Pillow That You Dream On
recording of:
Send Me the Pillow That You Dream On
lyricist and composer:
Hank Locklin
publisher:
Four Star Sales Co.
Hank Locklin2:29
4Harper Valley P.T.A.
cover recording of:
Harper Valley PTA
lyricist and composer:
Tom T. Hall
publisher:
Unichappell Music, Inc.
Jeannie C. Riley3:24
5King of the Road
recording of:
King of the Road
lyricist:
Roger Miller (US singer/songwriter/actor, “King of the Road”)
composer:
Roger Miller (US singer/songwriter/actor, “King of the Road”) (in 1964)
publisher:
Burlington Music Co., Ltd.
Roger Miller2:20
6A Poor Man’s Roses (or a Rich Man’s Gold)
recording of:
A Poor Man’s Roses (or a Rich Man’s Gold)
lyricist:
Bob Hilliard
writer:
Milton DeLugg and Bob Hilliard
composer:
Milton DeLugg
Patsy Cline2:41
7Silver Wings
recording of:
Silver Wings
lyricist and composer:
Merle Haggard (US country singer, guitarist, fiddler & songwriter)
Freddy Fender2:56
8Hello Darling
cover recording of:
Hello Darlin’
lyricist and composer:
Conway Twitty
George Jones2:59
9D.I.V.O.R.C.E.
cover recording of:
D-I-V-O-R-C-E (1968 song)
lyricist:
Claude “Curly” Putman, Jr.
composer:
Bobby Braddock
Dottie West3:01
10He’ll Have to Go
producer:
Chet Atkins
vocals:
Jim Reeves (US country & pop singer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1959)
recording of:
He’ll Have to Go (on 1959-10-15)
writer:
Audrey Allison and Joe Allison
publisher:
Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd., Central Songs and Central Songs, Inc.
Jim Reeves4.352:20
11White Lightning
cover recording of:
White Lightning
lyricist and composer:
J.P. Richardson (known as The Big Bopper)
publisher:
Glad Music Co.
Waylon Jennings2:25
12I Cried All the Way to the Alter
recording of:
I Cried All the Way to the Alter
lyricist and composer:
Bob Fournoy
Patsy Cline2:29
13For the Good Times
cover recording of:
For the Good Times
lyricist and composer:
Kris Kristofferson
publisher:
Careers Music, Inc., Careers-BMG Music, Careers‐BMG Music Publishing, Universal Music Publishing International MGB Ltd., Universal Music Publishing MGB Ltd., Valentine Music Ltd. and Universal Music Careers (in 1968)
Kenny Rogers3:30
14I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry
cover recording of:
I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry
lyricist and composer:
Hank Williams (country music legend)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Music Publishing (Germany) GmbH (2002–today), Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1949-10-31) and Sony/ATV Acuff Rose Music (tradename of Sony/ATV Songs LLC) (from 2002 to present)
Billie Jo Spears2:28
15Sweet Dreams
recording of:
Sweet Dreams
lyricist and composer:
Don Gibson (US songwriter and country musician)
publisher:
Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1955-12-28)
Don Gibson3:21
16I’m a Lonesome Fugitive
recording of:
I’m a Lonesome Fugitive
writer:
Casey Anderson (country songwriter) and Liz Anderson
publisher:
Sony/ATV Acuff Rose Music (tradename of Sony/ATV Songs LLC)
Gene Vincent3:04
17Rhythm ’n’ Booze
recording of:
Rhythm and Booze
lyricist and composer:
Buck Owens
Buck Owens2:18
189.999.999 Tears
Razzy Bailey2:31